PLEASE HELP - URGENT - bp ate too much

hey, i'm kind of freaking out right now.
i usually give my bp mice, but this time i gave him a rat.
after he started eating the rat i realized it was way too big for him, but he had already latched on and wouldn't let go. he usually eats in 10 minutes, but it took him around 40 minutes to eat the rat.
i put him back in his enclosure and left him alone to digest.

usually, 24 hours after eating he is completely normal, active, moving around, etc.
however it has been around 52 hours and he is still the same.
not moving at all, with a HUGE lump.

at first i was like "okay i will wait this out and let him digest" but im worried now
the lump is very very big and im worried about his ribs collapsing, or regurge, etc.
he does not move, no tongue flicker, and his breathing is very slow

what should i do?? take him to the vet? i don't want to risk amything

My thoughts are if he ate it he just needs time to digest it. In the wild they don't follow any rule for how big the prey is. If they can get it down they eat it. Personally I wouldn't worry, but I have never felt with feeding something way to big.

thanks for your reply
i am kind of freaking out so i'm taking him to the vet anyway
better safe than sorry, right??

Leave him alone there is nothing that can be done, it will either digest it or it will regurgitate it, in the mean time it will be sluggish and move less than normal which is expected.

Hinestly he needs more time tha usual to digest and be left completely alone vet might not know enough about snakes and move it or even suggest wildly inaccurate diagnoses for whats a digesting BP. Leave it alone for 2 more days at least no touching no moving completely ignore it.

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Originally Posted by paroxysm

thanks for your reply
i am kind of freaking out so i'm taking him to the vet anyway
better safe than sorry, right??

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Great idea if you want to induce a regurgitation with the trip and the exam :rolleyes:

The vet won't do anything for you, and the animal needs to be left alone with no stress, no handling let alone traveling.

Vet trip will make it worse and probably cause a regurge. Just leave him alone

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okay thank you
i won't take him then

Leave him alone. Dont feed next feeding if he digests

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Leave him alone. Dont feed next feeding if he digests

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This. Don't move him, fool with him, stress him, etc. Feel free to skip the next feeding. Also ensure his temps and humidity are correct, you could even bump the humidity up a bit by adding another water bowl, since fresh water is needed for digestion.

Please just leave him alone to digest. He'll most likely digest it with no issue.

Moving forward, feed the appropriate sized prey. They can get huge meals down, but there is a reason for the guidelines experienced keepers follow. Just because they can get it down, doesn't mean they should.

I'm sure you'll have a sluggish snake for another couple days, but I'm sure he'll be fine.

Good luck.

Actually I'd argue taking him to the vet right now might be less then helpful.

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